Make a Grandma's Favorite Quilt Block
- Pair a 2-7/8" light blue square with a creamy-yellow background square of the same size. Use my easy sandwich instructions to sew the two together, creating two half-square triangle units that each measure 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".
- Repeat, combining five more identical pairs to make a total of (12) 2-1/2" square light blue/creamy-yellow half square triangle units.
- Pair each of the two dark blue 2-7/8" squares with a background square to create four half-square triangle units that measure 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".
- Sew the 2-1/2" x 10-1/2" creamy-yellow and golden-yellow strips together lengthwise. Press the seam allowance towards the darker strip.
- Square up one end of the strip set you just made and then cut four 2-1/2" wide segments from it.
- Arrange the components as shown in the upper left portion of the illustration. Create four pinwheels for block corners, taking care to orient the triangles as illustrated (dark blue/background triangles are at outer corners of the block).
- Sew each of the four pinwheel groups together.
- Sew a golden-yellow/background unit between pinwheels in the top and bottom rows. Press seam allowances towards the rectangular units.
- Sew together the components of the middle row, pressing seam allowances towards the center square.
- Sew the three rows together, matching seam intersections carefully. Press. The quilt block should measure 10-1/2" x 10-1/2".
- Repeat to make more blocks as desired.
